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Hello, I wat to log on as root so I can use the gui to do root things, but when I type in:username: root password: My Admin Password I get a wrong password error (shaking window thingie). I've tried assigning root a new password in NetInfo Manager, and still get the same result. How...

Can someone please tell me how to find and change the Root password? I am not fimilar with Unix that much but I would like to be able to change a few things. I know it has something to do with "sudo" I think, but I need help. Thanks

Can someone please tell me how to find and change the Root password? I am not fimilar with Unix that much but I would like to be able to change a few things. I know it has something to do with "sudo" I think, but I need help. Thanks

first: commands using "sudo" require a different password than root in the login window at startup. big problem :mad: second: this is the thing that really gets on my nerves and I have NO idea what the problem is. I can't remove ("rm") a file in Terminal using sudo, and i can't...

Has anyone had any success on getting a second finder to run as root using Skeleton Key?

Pardon my ignorance but:rolleyes: How do you setup and login as a root user? thanks

how can i quit "loginwindow". 1. i can't delete a file called "AppleUSBMouse.kext" (it's a speedup of the normal mouse driver) from the Extensions/Library/System. it says i have to login in root mode. how can i do that ?? 2. when i tried to update the antivirus definitions, it says "all...

in 10.1 whenever i try to login as root (login root) through the terminal i get the following error: root login refused on this terminal i swear i could do this under 10.0.4. am i missing something? -e

i believe to enable the root user you need to use the NetInfo manager and go to: enable root user in the domain/security menu. Trouble is it is greyed out.:( Any thoughts? I am the only user on the machine. Thanks John

I really like the login window that shows all of the users' names and lets you click on one and log in. But Root doesn't show up in that mode. I tried to get it to show up by messing around in NetInfo, but it didn't work. Is there a way I can do this? Thanks!

I am unable to login to my compuer as root. Cant figure out why.I goto Netinfo managr and click the lock and enable Root then logout. Automatic login is not enabled and when I try to log back in I am not given the option to login as Root. Heres what Im trying to do- I need to modify the...

My imac 400/256 has been running osx for a few months perfectly. Now, it takes about 2 minutes to log in with any account whether it's admin or user. I've tried making new accounts, but they're the same. Strangely the root account is fine - takes 10-15 seconds for the dock to appear. 9.1...

Does anyone know what is root password for Mac OS X. :)

Does anyone know what is root password for Mac OS X. :)

i forgot my root password (all that german beer...) and i need it! how do i get it change it?

When I installed Mac OS X, I originally had one user. I set this user as an administrator. However, under this user's account there are a number of things I can't do because I do not have "sufficient privileges". (ie, Empty the Trash, move certain folders) I noticed that there is also a root...

hi folks! 1. i like to have full root rights in my cli. at the moment i'm doing so by using su but i want to have full control over my whole system and this is only possible as root (good ol' os < x :). how can i permanent root permissions? 2. some performance issues: i got a imac dv ppc...

:confused: not sure what exactly i did, but now when i try to go to su access, i get a message "su: setgroups: operation not permitted" i cant login as su anymore and dont have access to database files. i tried disabling the root user in netinfo manager, clearing the password and...

I've encountered a slight problem since I installed the final release of Mac OS X. I simply can't log in as "root"! The only response I get is "sorry". As far as I can remember, the root password is assigned at the same time as the admin password is first assigned. At least, that was how it...

I just installed OS X on my PB and was trying to install gcc and it dawned on me: during the installation process, i was never asked for a root password, just my user password. Now I can't untar on root because it tells me the folders it wants to write to are protected. If I try to su as root...